ESP32 Bluetooth proxy loosing connection to Bluetooth devices

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It seems I misjudged how bad the internal esp32 antenna really is. Soldering antennas to each one helped immensely.

How to add an external antenna to an ESP board

If you’ve purchased an ESP board without a connector for an external antenna and find you are pushing the limits of reception - all is not lost. Also this is slightly easier than moving the 0603 sized resistor required to use the external antenna socket on some boards. These parts can be found for a couple of dollars on ebay or Aliexpress: [1] Then do this: [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] Good to go: [IMG_4136]

I hope this can help someone in the future.